Sandschaki

or Sandschaki-sherif [the standard of green silk]. The sacred banner of the Mussulmans. It is now enveloped in four
coverings of green taffeta, enclosed in a case of green cloth. The
standard is twelve feet high, and the golden ornament (a closed hand)
which surmounts it holds a copy of the Koran written by the Calif Osman
III. In times of peace this banner is guarded in the hall of the “noble
vestment,” as the dress worn by “the prophet” is styled. In the same
hall are preserved the sacred teeth, the holy beard, the sacred
stirrup, the sabre, and the bow of Mahomet.